I've never had to look for a will, and don't know if there would be one available in this case, but have found a small mystery.
3 sisters, Mary, Elizabeth and Harriet Norgate, born in Kilmeston 1823, 1833 and 1840 respectively. None of them marry and spend most of their lives as servants. In 1891 the youngest, Harriet has become an attendant to Sarah A W Goold, in Portchester, a 67 year old widow living on her own means. Sarah dies in 1899, and in 1901 Harriet is living with her 2 sisters (having chopped 15 years off her age) still in Portchester, all of them living on own means. Bearing in mind that Daddy was just an Ag Lab with 10 children to provide for, I am wondering where the money came from - did the widow leave her some.
So how would I go about finding this out?
Linda:conf:
3 sisters, Mary, Elizabeth and Harriet Norgate, born in Kilmeston 1823, 1833 and 1840 respectively. None of them marry and spend most of their lives as servants. In 1891 the youngest, Harriet has become an attendant to Sarah A W Goold, in Portchester, a 67 year old widow living on her own means. Sarah dies in 1899, and in 1901 Harriet is living with her 2 sisters (having chopped 15 years off her age) still in Portchester, all of them living on own means. Bearing in mind that Daddy was just an Ag Lab with 10 children to provide for, I am wondering where the money came from - did the widow leave her some.
So how would I go about finding this out?
Linda:conf:
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